We arrived to Vietnam's capitol of Hanoi at 6:30 am and the city was already racing alongside of us. We felt pretty well rested after our overnight train and jumped in a cab to our Hotel. We had booked ahead of time and were pleasantly greeted by the receptionist, Emily with a smile and so much hospitality! She told us she had been waiting for us since 5:30 am and had a room for us to rest and shower in before our actual room would be ready. We had some breakfast...

We made it safely to Hoi An on the night bus and checked into a pretty nice hotel, especially because it was only 20-something per night (see photos). Hoi An is by far my favorite place on the trip so far. The beaches are amazing... warm waters and great surf. We spent most of our time in Hoi An at the beach. The town is full of old french buildings and is a major hub for silk production and tailoring. There is a large canal that runs through the middle of t...

After spending some time in the busy city of Ho Chi Minh, we were looking forward to spending some time at the beach. We booked a sleeper bus from Ho Chi Minh to Nha trang. All of our bus trips have been pleasant, however the sleeper bus is an entirely different type of animal. The seat beds taper down to a little cubby tp stick your feet into except that the cubby slopes down at a 45 degree angle making it impossible for anyone over 5ft tall to stick more tha...

After relaxing in Cambodia and seeing all of beautiful temples of Angkor Wat, it was on to our next destination...Vietnam. We boarded a Cambodian day bus which had semi reclining seats, air conditioning, refreshments and Ryan's favorite part, endless Jackie Chan movies! Seeing as though Cambodia's roads are both paved and unpaved, this made for a rather bumpy journey, but it was well worth it because of the scenic landscape with rice paddies, families of farmers ...